The document discusses the evolution of the web from its origins on computers to its expansion across various devices, including smartphones and televisions. It emphasizes the concept of 'One Web', which aims to provide the same information and services to users regardless of their device, while acknowledging that this does not require identical representations across all platforms. Solutions for achieving One Web include web-to-mobile redirects, separate sites for different devices, and device detection to enable specific features.

1. One Web
(many users)
Robert Birkenheuer
May 21, 2012

2. There was once upon a time

3. where web was on a
computer

4. and phones where used to
do calls.

5. Then a clever guy invented
the wireless phone

6. and another thought it
would be fun to have a
browser on it.

7. This was the beginning of
the separation.

8. As first only small pieces
split off
1998 – WML (WAP), cHTML

9. then larger ones broke apart
2002 – xHTML-MP, xHTML Basic

10. and even larger ones
2005 – HTML, xHTML

11. and finally masses moved
away.

12. Some gave up to be a phone
at all.

13. But things got even worse

14. when someone added a
browser to a TV.

15. What will happen next?

16. Will the web be totally
separated?

17. Suddenly a light came into
the darkness

18. and it said there is only
ONE WEB

19. A wave of enlightenment
washed over the dark.

20. And it went on to say
ONE WEB means…

21. But the crowd didn’t listen.

22. The day after people went
on to build One Web.

23. Some lazy ones thought:
it’s just the web

24. and stopped to care.

25. Others preached
Responsive Design

26. but there is only screen size
– and this doesn’t solve it.
?
HTC
HTC Desire 480 x 800
BB Playbook 1024 x 600

27. Others where simply
confused

28. And the world is still waiting
for an answer

29. how to become
ONE WEB

30. What did the light try to
say?
ONE WEB means…

31. …making the same
information and
services available
to users…

32. …irrespective of
the device they are
using.

33. It does not mean
that exactly the
same information
is available...

34. …in exactly
the same
representation
across all devices.
Cited from: W3C Recommendation – Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0
http://http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-bp/

35. This means
ONE WEB is about users and
the information or services
they want to use on a device.

36. This means not
Squeezing one and the same
web page into all devices.

37. Valid solutions for One Web

38. Web to Mobile Redirect
Having different sites for web
and mobile and do redirects
based on device type
(including deep links).

39. Various Templates
Use the same site but
various templates for
different device types.

40. Device Awareness
Use device detection to enable
specific features for a given
device and its capabilities.